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Posted by Willie | August 20, 2020 | Hired Attorney

EEO complaint

First, I appreciated the honesty of Mr. Michael Mierau. He guided and provided detailed information about the complaint process and advised what actions were warranted. I highly recommend this law firm.

Posted by Richard | July 20, 2020

So Glad I Contacted Mr. Mahoney!

I recently had false allegations made against me by someone in another agency. I called Mr. Mahoney. He provided not only sound legal advice, but guidance to help me know how to correctly handle being the subject of an investigation. The investigation confirmed that the allegations were without merit.... Knowing that Mr. Mahoney had my back made it possible to face the process and do the right things to clear my name.

Posted by George | May 23, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Candid, Knowledgeable Counsel

I've never had any trouble in my federal service until I transferred to an organization with mediocre leadership and arbitrary performance standards. I was rather shocked to receive a Notice of Proposed Removal via mail when I was hospitalized for a medical condition incurred during military service.... I knew I needed an attorney with experience in federal employment law due to the complexity and differences between private sector and government employment. I had searched for representation and tried to tell my side of the story to other law firms only to be met with indifference and told I needed to pay an $8000 retainer to have them even consider taking my case. I was very fortunate to find Mr. Mahoney's firm. I was given a free consultation from Mr. Mahoney himself (rather than an office manager) and he took the time to listen and consider the merits of my case. Like many federal employees, I'm not wealthy and was relieved to hear that the firm's initial retainer fee was around $3000 which was less than half of what other firms wanted and gave me the comfort to know I could at least be able to afford some representation. Mr. Mahoney's firm was able to prevent my Agency from illegally firing me, force the Agency to hold the supervisor accountable for their actions, and minimize their attempts to retaliate against me for exposing a supervisor's malfeasance." Firm Partner Melissa Lolotai exemplifies the term 'Counsel' in the highest and noblest sense of the word. Ms. Lolotai was able to expertly cut through my Agency's falsifications and gross inconsistencies and explain the legalities of every aspect and phase of my case. I was able to take comfort in the fact that I had a highly experienced and sharp attorney to speak on my behalf so I could focus on trying to get healthy and not worrying about being subject to an illegal Notice of Proposed Removal and later was able to shield me from almost all of my Agency's brutal attempts to retaliate against me, to include a Proposed 30 Day Suspension for exposing Agency malfeasance. Ms. Lolotai's arguments were so strong that Agency's Attorney was in the words of the Agency, "unresponsive for requests for information" for well over 3 months and the GS-15 Deciding Official opting to retire and send the decision higher rather than issuing a decision. Ms. Lolotai was extremely caring and compassionate and helped me keep my sanity even as the Agency attempted to gaslight me for several months and retaliate. Ms. Lolotai was able to also keep my Agency's EEO office honest when I filed my EEO complaint and helped me expose my senior leadership's retaliatory animus and deceptions.

Posted by Dan Teufel | May 18, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Security Clearance Revocation

John P. Mahoney was called upon In my Appeal after I had struggled with counsel from another law firm who knew very little about Federal employment law. John P. Mahoney gave me exact advice through his excellent knowledge of Federal law. He is timely and precise in his advice. I very satisfied ...with all his help and highly recommend him to all who want or need Legal help.

John Mahoney

Replied last May 18, 2020

Thank you so much for your kind review of our legal services. It has been a pleasure representing you. Good luck with your future endeavors and if you learn of other federal employees in need of employment law or security clearance appeal representation, I would appreciate it if you would refer them to our Firm. Thank you.

Posted by anonymous | March 27, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Revoked Security Clearance

I did not initially have the funds to afford a lawyer when my security clearance was revoked. After a few weeks, I was able to scrape up enough money to hire Attorney Mahoney's services. The downside is, by the time I was able to get an attorney there was only 3 weeks left before my case had to be su...bmitted. Attorney Mierau, who worked my case, gave me the guidance I needed to get the documentation that would assist my case. His guidance along with his arguments helped me to win my security clearance back. They say these things are made for the average person to understand, but they're not. They are very complicated, and it is difficult to understand what is important and what is not important when it comes to responding to the case. Thankfully, Attorney Mierau made it very clear what needed to be done. And because of that, I get to keep my job.

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